GM Recall Documents

On Feb. 13, 2014, General Motors (GM) recalled 780,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and certain Pontiac vehicles to repair an ignition switch problem that can allow the key to unintentionally slip from its “run” position when the car hits a bump or if the keychain is too heavy.

On Feb. 25, GM expanded the recall to include hundreds of thousands of additional Chevy, Pontiac, and Saturn cars, bringing the total number of affected vehicles to 1.4 million.

Here are some of the documents related to the GM recall and its correspondence with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). GM has until April 3, 2014 to respond to the NHTSA Special Order that was issued on March 4.

1980-1982 - GM's "x-cars", the Buick Skylark, Chevy Citation, and others were designed to be contemporary small cars, but were recalled for several failures.

1981 - 5.8 million vehicles were recalled due to rear-suspension bolt failure.

1973-1983 - Chevrolet trucks were not formally recalled due to side-saddle fuel tanks that resulted in serious burn injuries to occupants. However GM has paid out more than $500 million in related settlements.

1973 - 3.7 million vehicles were recalled due to a failed stone-guard assembly which could allow a stone to impede the ability of the driver to steer the vehicle.

1971 - 6.7 million vehicles were recalled due to failed engine mounts.

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